Points well made Fraser. I think the legal difference is that our's is an acronym of a group of words and as Christine notes, we are not taking any liberties or association to Posh Spice. Not sure about Sara's point though. Writing a timid letter is fraught with danger, better to leave it alone completely me thinks. Sara's idea however did raise a point - I wonder, not being right into Posh (of the little letter variety) and the Spice Girls about her origins - does she have her roots in Sutherland perchance? The reason for the question is related to us potentially securing a high profile patron - something which always has considerable promotional and profile advantages to a group such as ours. Not that Posh Spice has any appeal to me at all, but one does reflect on the potential benefits a Patron might bring to us. Perhaps something the Committee might consider at some stage. Just a thought. John McKay Australia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, 11 November 2002 12:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SUT] Spicey Posh As can be seen by going to www.theposh.com Peterborough FC are into POSH in a big way, and would appear to have the upper hand with regard to copyright registration. The trouble is that whoever wins might be just that much more touchy about others using " their " trademark and this may even impact on ourselves, despite the fact that we might be very small beer in a national sense. Would P.O.S.H. count as a different trademark to POSH? This would seem to be getting into murky water--I'm almost sorry I brought it up in the first place!! Fraser MacKenzie Sutherland. ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== Please visit our NEW POSH web site at www.sutherlandheritage.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I was thinking of the publicity spin-off --- but perhaps a bad idea. Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: "John McKay" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 9:38 AM Subject: RE: [SUT] Spicey Posh > Not sure about Sara's point though. Writing a timid letter is fraught with > danger, better to leave it alone completely me thinks. > John McKay > Australia > >